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France no longer has a representative in Niger. The ambassador to Niamey returned this Wednesday, September 27. This is the end of a standoff that lasted more than two months, since the military coup at the end of July in the country.
No demonstration of joy in the streets of Niamey, Niger, the day after Emmanuel Macron’s announcement of the repatriation of the military and the French ambassador. But it is a victory for the Nigeriens, imbued with anti-French feelings. “I speak on behalf of all the Nigerien people, we are very proud of the departure of the French army and its ambassador“, says a man. “We really want them to leave our country, to go home, we will stay at home.”says another.
1,500 French soldiers present
For two months, France engaged in a tense standoff with the Nigerien putschists, but the situation had become untenable. The French ambassador, Sylvain Itté, returned to Paris this Wednesday, September 27. We must now organize the withdrawal of the 1,500 French soldiers present in the country. An operation that the head of state hopes to see completed quickly.